Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

39-4021 Funeral Attendants

Perform a variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service; arranging floral offerings or lights around casket; directing or escorting mourners; closing casket; and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
34,370	2.7 %	$14.34	$29,830	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.32	$10.92	$13.43	$16.76	$21.02
Annual Wage (2)	$19,390	$22,720	$27,930	$34,860	$43,710

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services	34,280	25.04	$14.34	$29,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services	34,280	25.04	$14.34	$29,830

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services	34,280	25.04	$14.34	$29,830

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio	2,400	0.44	1.89	$13.46	$28,000
Florida	2,370	0.27	1.15	$13.55	$28,170
Pennsylvania	2,350	0.40	1.70	$15.57	$32,380
Texas	2,280	0.18	0.78	$12.88	$26,790
California	2,060	0.12	0.51	$18.10	$37,650

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia	590	0.84	3.58	$12.59	$26,190
South Carolina	1,070	0.51	2.18	$12.43	$25,850
Indiana	1,440	0.47	2.00	$11.97	$24,900
Ohio	2,400	0.44	1.89	$13.46	$28,000
North Dakota	180	0.42	1.78	$16.34	$33,990

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	800	0.22	0.94	$21.26	$44,210
New Jersey	360	0.09	0.38	$19.83	$41,250
Vermont	80	0.26	1.09	$18.17	$37,790
California	2,060	0.12	0.51	$18.10	$37,650
Delaware	160	0.35	1.48	$17.98	$37,410

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	870	0.09	0.38	$17.59	$36,580
Pittsburgh, PA	800	0.70	2.98	$15.82	$32,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	760	0.12	0.52	$20.13	$41,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	760	0.29	1.22	$12.70	$26,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	650	0.24	1.01	$13.09	$27,220
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	560	0.20	0.86	$22.93	$47,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	550	0.19	0.82	$16.20	$33,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	480	0.10	0.44	$14.23	$29,600
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	460	0.44	1.89	$13.29	$27,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	430	0.13	0.57	$14.68	$30,530

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Williamsport, PA	100	1.93	8.23	$14.83	$30,840
Kokomo, IN	60	1.54	6.58	$11.14	$23,180
Wheeling, WV-OH	90	1.47	6.26	$11.06	$23,000
Utica-Rome, NY	150	1.16	4.95	$16.63	$34,590
Lima, OH	60	1.12	4.80	$9.94	$20,670
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	110	0.96	4.09	$11.04	$22,960
Terre Haute, IN	60	0.92	3.94	$13.66	$28,400
Waterbury, CT	60	0.91	3.88	$18.55	$38,590
Asheville, NC	180	0.89	3.81	$11.34	$23,590
Duluth, MN-WI	110	0.82	3.52	$17.93	$37,290